Use a user directory for temporary files
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Current evaluation
Triaged 2016 feature request to make the parts, stage, and prime work directories configurable and move them out of the source tree; unmanaged builds still use the current directory.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: ~sabdfl marked the report triaged, called the option useful, and invited a patch, while ~kalikiana suggested cleanbuild as a possible default. Current unmanaged lifecycle code still assigns work_dir and project_dir to Path.cwd(), and cleanbuild is no longer present after related dead-code work in #2474; per-snap cache identity, defaults, and clean or migration behavior still need design.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
42
Quick Win:
9
Complexity:
62
Confidence:
90
Actionability:
56
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keep open | Triaged 2016 feature request to make the parts, stage, and prime work directories configurable and move them out of the source tree; unmanaged builds still use the current directory. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
8
Complexity:
74
Confidence:
84
Actionability:
62
|
keep open | Request to move configurable parts, prime, and stage directories out of the snapcraft.yaml directory; acknowledged as useful in 2016, with no evidence that configurable locations were implemented. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
9
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
60
|
needs triage | Feature request to make parts/prime/stage directories configurable, defaulting to ~/.snapcraft/ to avoid cluttering the project directory and filesystem compatibility issues. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
12
Staleness:
92
Complexity:
70
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
25
|
close stale | Feature request from 2016 to make snapcraft build directories (parts, stage, prime) configurable with a default of ~/.snapcraft/. Zero comments, no labels, 10+ years inactive. Configurability has since been partially addressed via CRAFT_PARTS_DIR env var, but default location remains project directory. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
70
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | Suggests moving Snapcraft build directories (parts, prime, stage) to a configurable user directory like ~/.snapcraft/ to avoid VCS clutter, filesystem permission issues, and enable incremental pulls. Unaddressed for over 10 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests configuring Snapcraft to store temporary build directories in a user directory like ~/.snapcraft/ to avoid project clutter and filesystem permission issues. No activity or maintainer response in over a decade. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to change Snapcraft's default build directory to a configurable user path like ~/.snapcraft/ to avoid VCS clutter and permission issues. No maintainer response in over 9 years. |
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#2474
(confidence 85%)
The cleanbuild workaround discussed in the issue was later removed with build-provider dead code, but this did not implement configurable work directories.
Related issues
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